APC Informatics Clinician

Valley Health System; United States; On-site; USD 57,000 - 71,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Zero-Deductible Health Plan

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid Time Off

Tuition Assistance

Retirement Savings Match

Employee Assistance Program

Wellness program

HSAs and FSAs

Job summary

Valley Health System is seeking an APC Informaticist to balance 0.5 FTE in Clinical Transformation with ongoing clinical practice. The role focuses on optimizing the EMR, improving workflows, and advising VHS leadership on informatics strategy to boost efficiency, quality, and productivity.

The 0.5 FTE clinical component reinforces peer credibility and ambulatory primary care activities, while advanced Epic EHR expertise drives organization-wide improvements.

Qualifications

• Master's degree required to practice as an APP.
• Minimum 3 years in a clinical setting using Epic EHR.
• Maintain licensure to continue part-time APP work.
• Ability to obtain Epic Physician Builder certification within 6 months.

Responsibilities

• Develop deep knowledge of the EHR and related workflows.
• Teach complex concepts and new technology to clinicians.
• Lead onboarding and training initiatives for new providers.
• Serve as primary liaison to frontline staff for EMR optimization.
• Collaborate with clinicians to improve patient outcomes and efficiency.
• Research best practices to inform operational plans.
• Oversee EMR use audits and training for VHS staff.
• Support quality and peer review committees in standard of care.

Skills

EHR optimization

Clinical collaboration

Data analysis

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing, Physician’s Assistant or equivalent

Tools

Epic EHR

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Department CLINICAL INFORMATICS - 108232
Worker Sub Type Regular Work Shift Pay Range $54.36 - $67.95

Job Description

Working under the direction of the Chief Medical Information Officer, the APC Informaticist is responsible for engaging the teams in learning and optimizing the utilization of EMR to support the delivery of excellent quality care. This work will be done as 0.5 FTE working for the Clinical Transformation department, with the other 0.5 FTE continuing clinical work. It is expected that the clinical work will reinforce and provider credibility with peers. The area of clinical work and Informatics outreach will be the same (e.g. primary care in the ambulatory setting). The APP will serve as subject matter expert and advisor to VHS leadership on informatics strategy related to efficiency, quality, and productivity.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Develops and maintains deep knowledge of the EHR, connected technology and the most appropriate workflow related to those platforms.
• Has the ability to teach complex concepts and new technology to fellow clinicians.
• Develops and manages initiatives to standardize onboarding and training of new providers.
• Responsible for being the primary liaison to frontline team members regarding EMR optimization.
• Promotes a strategy to enhance patient outcomes through outstanding collaboration with clinicians and other stakeholders.
• Researches best practices and evolving industry trends to effectively inform and design operational plans.
• Provides oversight of EMR use audits intended to ensure appropriate onboarding and training for all VHS employees.
• Supports VHS quality and peer review committees (ad hoc or as assigned) in understanding and ensuring the standard of care for providers in both the inpatient and outpatient setting.
• Coordinates and leads educational opportunities for VHS teams that are material to the development of this workforce.
• Leads or assists clinical councils to troubleshoot problems, create solutions and help prioritize competing projects.
• Participates in physician office site walkthroughs with IT staff to determine hardware needs and appropriate office layout for treatment of patients using the EMR system.
• Uses Informatics to support the reduction of risk in clinical operations while minimizing waste.
• Maintain an active and successful clinical practice (0.5 FTE).

Education

• Master's Degree in Nursing, Physician’s Assistant or equivalent is required.

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years working fulltime in a clinical environment using the Epic EHR is required.

Qualifications

• Maintain all licensure requirements to continue to work half time as an APP in the VHS.
• Ability to get “Physician Builder” Certification in the Epic EHR within 6 months of starting in this role.
• Computer skills required (i.e. software applications for documentation, data collection and outcome measurement, PowerPoint presentations).
• Ability to use Excel to analyze data for clinical and operational insights.

Benefits

• A Zero-Deductible Health Plan
• Dental and vision insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Tuition Assistance
• Retirement Savings Match
• A Robust Employee Assistance Program to help with many aspects of emotional wellbeing
• Membership to Healthy U: An Incentive-Based Wellness Program
• Valley Health also offers a health savings account & flexible spending account for childcare, life insurance short-term and long-term disability, and professional development.
• In addition, several perks come with working for the largest employer in the region, such as discounts to on-campus dining, and more.

Our Growth is Creating Great Opportunities! Our team is expanding, and we want to hire the most talented people we can. Continued success depends on it!